William hutchins



(No Model.)

- W. HUTGHINS.

SASH GURI) PASTENBR.

No. 478,234. Patented vJuly 5, 1892.

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WILLIAM HUTCHINS, OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA.

sAsH-CORD FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,234, dated July 5,1892.

Application filed August 17, 1891. Serial No. 402,951. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM HUTGHINS, storeman, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain,residing at No. 257 Rathdowne Street, Carlton,near'Melbourne, in the British Colony of Victoria, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements Relating to Vindow- Sashes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Window sashes; and it consistsin certain parts and combinations thereof, hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed.

Instead of attaching the Weightcords to the sashes by brads, as atpresent, I pass the end of each of said cords through a hole in a plateor fiush-center and a thiinble or ring let into the respective siderails of each sash, and when aknot is formed on the end of said cord itis retained in connection with the sash, while at the same time itallows the latter to be turned over when removed from its frame, theends of said cords in said thimble or ring being used as centers, theresult being that the sash can be handled inside the room and can bereversed or turned over, so that its two sides can beconvenientlycleaned.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation,and Fig.2 a rear elevation, of one of the plates or flush-centers,through a hole in which the ends of the sashcords are passed and madesecure, said figures illustrating said cords attached to said plates.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of said plates or iiush-centers,showing same fitted within one of the side bars of a windowsash. Fig. 4is a vertical transverse section on line 7 7, Fig. l,while Fig. 5 is ahorizontal section on line 8 8, Fig. l.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate the same parts in allthe figures.

E represents one of the plates or flush-centers, which is constructed asillustrated in Figs. l to-that is, with a hole e, through which thelower end of a sash-cord F can be passed and be secured by a knot f, asshown. A groove or channel e is formed in the plate or flush-center Efrom the hole e to the upper end of said plate, in which the sash-cord Ffits snugly when the sash is in its working position.

In order to minimize the friction between the sash-cord F and the plateor flush-center E, I place a small metal ring or collar G, formed with ashoulder, as shown, around the end of said cord between the knot fthereon and said plate E, said metal ring being constructed in such amanner and of such a size as to fit Within the hole e, through which, asabove mentioned, said cord F is passed.

It willbe readily understood by all persons who have had much experiencewith ordinary windoW-sashes that the herein-described means forconnecting the lines to such sashes has manyv advantages over theordinary arrangement, it being obvious that there will not be the amountof chaing that is incidental to the ordinary arrangement, and, moreover,there is not so much likelihood of careless workmen wasting the cord. A

Having now particularly described and as certained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is* 1. The combinatiomwith the sash and cord, of the plateE, having hole and groove for the cord, and the ring on said oord,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the sash and cord, of the plate E, having holeand groove for the oord, and the ring on said cord and having ashoulder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' WILLIAM IIUToHINs.

